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Youtube transcript 0:03 Tuesday 37-year-old NYPD Sergeant Eric 0:06 Duran entered his plea and then minutes 0:09 later learned from a judge that bail 0:11 would indeed be set in his case I will 0:14 set bail at 0:17 $150,000 Duran seen on surveillance 0:19 video throwing a cooler at 30-year-old 0:22 Eric Dupri a suspect in a drug bust last 0:25 August in the Bronx that's Dupri on a 0:28 scooter riding down the sidewalk 0:30 attempting to flee the scene Dupri was 0:32 knocked off that scooter and later died 0:34 from his injuries the case brought by 0:36 New York State Attorney General Leticia 0:38 James a grand jury recommended criminal 0:41 charges of second deegree manslaughter 0:43 criminally negligent homicide and first 0:46 and second degree assault the defendant 0:48 knew or should have known that throwing 0:51 the cooler at Mr depri would either harm 0:54 him or distract him and ultimately cause 0:56 a collision Eric is dead because of Eric 1:00 action he drove directly at Sergeant 1:02 Eric Durant as well as two detectives 1:04 who didn't know he was coming this was a 1:07 momentary decision dei's relatives did 1:09 not speak after the hearing but Hawk 1:11 Nome head of the black lives matter 1:13 greater New York Chapter had this to say 1:16 usually when they kill us they do not 1:18 receive bail so today we can Rejoice for 1:22 this small step towards Justice the 1:25 president of the Sergeant's benevolent 1:26 Association Duran's Union released a 1:28 statement which reads in part quote the 1:30 message that was sent today is pretty 1:32 clear the top law enforcement office in 1:34 New York state would rather prosecute 1:36 members of law enforcement than career 1:38 criminals make no mistake the SBA will 1:40 aggressively defend Sergeant Durant 1:42 throughout this egregious judicial 1:44 ordeal criminal defense attorney and 1:46 former prosecutor David Schwarz it's 1:49 going to be a lot more than just the 1:51 video and we'll it's one of those close 1:54 calls in my 1:58 opinion if con Ed on just the top charge 2:01 alone Sergeant Duran faces a maximum of 2:03 up to 25 years in prison he's du back in 2:06 court on April 2:09 18th

NY Criminal Defense Attorney David Schwartz Talks About NYPD Sergeant Who Threw Cooler At Motorcyclist, Posts Bail ‪@PIX11News‬

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